Veterans Day activities slated for Wednesday

American Legion Ridge Igo Post 23 and Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 2066 have Veterans Day activities planned for Nov. 11.

A parade is scheduled in front of the U.S. Post office on Morley Avenue at 9:30 a.m. and will go south on Morley Avenue, Park Street, then north on Grand Avenue. The parade is to begin at 10 a.m. and will be headed by a combined American Legion and VFW color guard followed by military units. A Davis-Monthan Air Force Base flyover is scheduled during the parade.

Parade Marshals for the parade will be World War II veterans, riding the 40 & 8 engine. Local school marching bands, NHS Jr. ROTC, area fire departments, U.S .Homeland Security and Border Protection units, have been invited to participate. Any one wishing to enter a unit in the parade should contact committee chairperson John Rodriguez at (502) 287-8683.

Ceremonies

After the parade, memorial military ceremonies will be conducted at the Memorial Wall of Honor in front of City Hall, starting at 11 a.m., followed by a reception at the VFW post home at 11:30 a.m.